Artemis II is humanity's first crewed Moon mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. Meet the four astronauts, understand the 10-day lunar flyby, and why this mission matters more than you think.
Where NASA's Artemis program actually stands in 2026: a successful Artemis II crewed flyby, the road to Artemis III's south-pole landing, the cancelled Lunar Gateway, and a restructured architecture built around SpaceX Starship HLS and Blue Origin's Blue Moon.
